The Worst Service, I Fancy,

Nothing Is So Good As It Seems Beforehand.

The Floods Of Nonsense Printed In The Form Of Critical Opinions Seem To Me A Chief Curse Of The Times, A Chief Obstacle To True Culture.

In So Complex A Thing As Human Nature, We Must Consider It Is Hard To Find Rules Without Exception.

It Is Painful To Be Told That Anything Is Very Fine And Not Be Able To Feel That It Is Fine--something Like Being Blind, While People Talk Of The Sky.

A Patronizing Disposition Always Has Its Meaner Side.